+€250M
in sales
Global SAP S4/Hana Transformation Enables Shop Floor IT Adoption
Industry: Life Sciences
Service: Advanced Planning
Service: Digital & Ai
Service: People and Organization
Service: Supply Chain
Our Client
A medical care products company with around 2,000 employees and approximately €250M in annual sales.
+2K
employees
The Challenge
- Alignment of business strategy and target processes with an optimized SAP-based IT architecture (APS/ERP integration)
- Scattered IT tools and heterogeneous processes
- Low OEE performance
- Advanced Planning & Scheduling system operating on top of a heavily modified SAP version requiring migration to SAP S4/HANA
- Complex multilevel production wheels in planning and scheduling
Real Results Achieved Together
- Global process and IT blueprint developed
- Harmonized planning and scheduling approaches (capacity and materials)
- Integration model defined for APS platform with new SAP S4/HANA
- People adoption achieved with new IT solutions implemented at the shop floor
Transformation Impact
- Reflection on internal and external strategic drivers
- Identification of implications for people, operations, processes, and IT
Our Approach
EFESO has performed the following activities:
- Conducted a fit/gap analysis and optimized business & IT blueprint
- Running a diagnostic of change readiness (people & organization)
- Defined processes in alignment with business strategy
- Delivered on-site training and coaching in new processes
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Ready to Transform Your IT Landscape Into a Strategic Advantage?
- Align your business strategy with optimized IT architecture that drives real operational excellence
- Stop struggling with scattered systems and weak processes that hold your organization back
- Join manufacturers who've successfully migrated to SAP S4/HANA with full shop floor adoption
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